Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur American Icons on show in Aix April 29, 2015This summer’s big show at the Musee Granet comes to Aix straight from the Grand Palais in Paris. ‘American Icons’ will feature Andy Warhol, Alexandre Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, Chuck Close, Cy Twombly, and Ellsworth Kelly, among 60 emblematic works from the SFMOMA and the Fisher collection.…Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Puces Brocante à Carpentras – Sunday Flea Market December 9, 2015The photo is just an example of the great mix of treasures you’ll find at Carpentras. The Sunday antique market at Carpentras is my favourite weekly antique market. As you may already know, the town of Isle sur la Sorgue is the king of antiques in the south of France. If you are looking …Continue …Continue Reading
Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions · Sue Aran Gypsy Pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue March 4, 2022I find myself increasingly comfortable listening to conversations I don’t understand. Throaty vowels, rusty consonants, over half a dozen languages being spoken at once; French, Spanish, Catalan, American, Austrian, Italian, Romani during the Gypsy Festival, Pélerinage Gitan, in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Listening with our minds instead of our hearts, language often limits the art of being human. …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur La Sardinade and Fete National July 12, 2016July 14th is the National Holiday of France (Bastille Day). To celebrate, you would think that in the spirit of Liberté, égalité, fraternité all French people would celebrate this holiday in the same way… It is true that there will be fireworks set off this evening in just about every village …Continue reading here …Continue Reading